and better… NOT!!!
The latest continuing ‘scam’ being foisted on us by the administration is pointing out to the banks that anything to do with guns (e.g. sales, manufacture, parts, ammo) is a ‘high risk’…
Remember in 2012 when BofA tried this with McMillan? I personally can’t think of a much more reputable small manufacturer, who by the way has large government contracts…
BUT, they’re more than happy to direct the banks to allow drug dealers in CO and elsewhere to violate both federal AND banking laws to establish accounts…
Full article HERE.
And the militarization of your local police department continues… Thanks to Uncle Sugar…
As the American military draws down its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, stateside ports, armories, depots and warehouses are packed with excess military material and vehicles, some of them none-the-worse from their tours in overseas war zones.
A lot of those weapons, uniforms, trucks and mine-resistant vehicles are patrolling the streets of central Indiana at virtually no cost to local law enforcement agencies.
“It saves a substantial amount of money,” said Steve Harless, deputy commissioner of the Indiana Department of Administration. “Last year alone we saved approximately $14 million and this year we’re on pace to save a little over $13 million.”
That’s millions of tax dollars saved by 326 Indiana sheriffs and police chiefs who otherwise could not afford the gear they say they need to protect the public from increasingly heavily armored criminals.
“When I first started we really didn’t have the violence that we see today,” said Sgt. Dan Downing of the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department. “The weaponry is totally different now that it was in the beginning of my career, plus, you have a lot of people who are coming out of the military that have the ability and knowledge to build IEDs and to defeat law enforcement techniques.”
Bold and italic are mine… Read that statement again…
This is what many of the police departments that have ‘drank the koolaid’ really believe, if you’re prior military, you’re a domestic terrorist in preparation/hiding…
Entire article HERE.
One of the ‘little’ requirements is apparently they are supposed to ‘report’ utilization to the Feds. But I can’t confirm that one in writing. It’s just word of mouth…
When you add in all the .gov organizations that are uparming, getting body armor, putting our solicitations for subguns, like the Department of Agriculture for Gawdsake…
Solicitation posted HERE.
And the ‘State Department’ has a solicitation HERE for door breaching systems (which I’ve played with before, and they DO work on steel doors…), and HERE for sheet explosives, it’s enough to make one wonder…
Not that I’m paranoid or anything… Nuh uh…
Most law enforcement people are conservative. Sure, when the president speaks on some law enforcement issue, he’s flanked by a few (traitors) liberal cops — but they are generally unrepresentative of the whole.
While I completely agree that turning USDA, Social Security Admin. and the Dept. of the Interior into small military units is absurd and unnecessary, my faith in the line police types remains high. Yes, it’s true that on a case-by-case basis you can show that nationwide, this mouth-breather or that one did do something wrong, but as a whole, they tend to populate NRA events, tend to do the right thing and if you were going to execute some grand plan, the local police are the last people you’d be giving heavy weapons to.
LL- Don’t disagree, but there ARE people out there who do want to have more power… And this gives it to them… And it’s the 1% we have to worry about
I’m with you, NFO. The Anchorage PD seems more than happy to gear up, Middle-East style, and come crashing down on suspects … facemasks, jackboots and all.
Free my ass!!
Who pays for the upkeep and maintenance?
Who pays for the training, do you think Deputy Fife can drive a MRAP on a back road with out it?
Rev- Yep…
Gerry- GOOD point! Feds trickle out $$ based on ‘usage’ is what I’m hearing… And training? I’m actually not sure any IS provided… After all they are ‘trained professionals’…
Two Points. 1) We SAW the Militarized Police in Action during the Boston Marathon Bombings. I wasn’t impressed. 2) “Domestic Terrorist in Preparation/Hiding.” Well, if you change that to “Armed Citizen who isn’t Hiding,” well, Sgt. Downing, maybe it’s a Good Thing YOU are Scared. Guess your “Only Ones” Attitude needs some Fear injected into it. Maybe they NEED some “Pucker Factor” to keep them in Line.
“This is what many of the police departments that have ‘drank the koolaid’ really believe, if you’re prior military, you’re a domestic terrorist in preparation/hiding…”
Except for those few law enforcement people who are prior military, cops vs. organized prior military would have their asses handed to them.
+1 Bubblehead Les
Les/Rick- True…
WSF- Good point.
You are not paranoid.
You’ve just been paying attention.
When I think I use to protect REDACTED with just a six-shot revolver and 2 reloads, and there were only 5 other similarly armed officers on shift with me I shake my head.